Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Education; Policies and Intetventions
In news
The Uttarakhand Government has decided to develop ‘Sanskrit Grams’ across the state.
Aim: To teach people to use Sanskrit regularly.
Key takeaways
Several villages were selected according to the availability of Sanskrit schools so that teachers may visit the villages often and motivate residents to learn and use Sanskrit.
Villages were selected at the meeting of the Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy, chaired by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister.
The Academy shall also be renamed as Uttaranchal Sanskrit Sansthanam Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
Focus: School-going children so that they can learn the language from a young age.
Do you know?
Sanskrit is the second official language in Uttarakhand after Hindi.
Article 345 of the Constitution deals with the Official language or languages of a State.
